Analysis of As Old As You Feel.
Ageless is time
time and time again
like an unseen hand
pointing ahead
looking behind,
reminding you to push ahead
ignore wild nostalgia
wishing you were
a little younger.
For god's sake man
look straight ahead
ignore the whispering
from the back of your head.
You came this far
stop mumbling about age
you are as old as you feel.
Yes I admit it is a trifle naive
but it serves a purpose
like a Donkey and a Carrot
stops you feeling ruddy worthless,
so push ahead
time is just a ruler
do not allow yourself to be ruled by time,
remember when you started this journey
your eyes were on the goal
so ignore the whispering
you are never too old.
Scheme | ABCDEDFGGHDIDJKLMNONDGAPQIR |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1011 10101 11011 1001 1001 01011101 011010 1010 01010 1111 1101 010100 101111 1111 1100011 1111111 1101110101 111010 10100010 11101010 1101 111010 11010111111 0101110110 110101 1010100 111011 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 641 |
Words | 128 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 27 |
Lines Amount | 27 |
Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 512 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 122 |
About this poem
Time has a way of writing you off, telling you to slow down, which makes it pretty pointless that you ever started your journey.
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Written on December 12, 2022
Submitted by Nolostalgia on December 04, 2022
Modified on April 25, 2023
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